Ameen Rihani

In The Meadow - Poem by Ameen Rihani

The shadow of thy curls I see Upon thy lovely face ; And just a little wish is mine — The shadow to embrace. On thy black and silken tresses, Ah, one longs to feast the sight ; But the shadows of their beauty, Hanging on thy cheeks of light, From my lips, exact a tribute, Which I pay here in this meadow : Blush not, my most winsome maiden ; I have only kissed the shadow.